Former Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, with his wife, Ifeyinwa, after Ighodalo emerged the PDP governorship candidate on Thursday, February 23, 2024
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, dismissed a suit filed by the impeached deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, and others seeking to invalidate Asue Ighodalo’s nomination as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, held that the suit, which challenged Ighodalo’s disqualification on the grounds of alleged forgery of voter’s card, was statute barred.
Edo PDP: Ighodalo’s candidature not affected by court judgement
Justice Omotosho held that the suit, being a pre-election case, was filed outside the 14 days allowed under Section 285(9) of the Constitution.
The judge added that though forgery or non-possession of voter’s card was a disqualifying factor under Section 182 of the Constitution, the plaintiffs failed to prove that Ighodalo forged his voter’s card as alleged by the plaintiffs.
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